Welding for Armored Vehicles and Defense Platforms

In armored vehicle production, welds are the weakest link of the ballistic protection envelope, demanding special engineering attention. Armored vehicle welding covers ballistic steel selection, narrow heat input windows, austenitic filler metals and often ballistic test panel verification.

1. Ballistic Steel Selection

2. Welding Parameter Control

Manufacturer datasheets are the main reference for welding ballistic steel. Typical control points:

• Maximum heat input: 1.0–1.5 kJ/mm
• Interpass temperature: 150–200°C
• Preheat: 100–150°C depending on thickness
• Filler: austenitic electrodes such as AWS E307, E309LMo
• Hydrogen level: H5 (≤5 ml H₂/100g) or H4

3. Ballistic Test Verification

For high threat-level welds, ballistic test plates are produced and shot with live ammunition. Acceptance requires no hole growth, cracking or spalling at the weld. ArmaWeld maintains dedicated WPS documentation, consumable batch tracking and operator pairing for welds undergoing ballistic testing.

4. ArmaWeld Defense Track Record

ArmaWeld manufactures substructure parts and integrated modules for armored vehicles and defense platforms from Konya. All operations run under EN ISO 3834-2 with welding engineer coordination, open to customer and notified body audits. Confidentiality, traceability and delivery discipline are managed at the highest level for defense industry projects.